Thursday, February 9, 2012

A Proud Soccer Dad, I Am!



I bumped into a couple of high school classmates during the De La Salle Zobel Football Festival. All three of us were there to watch our sons play.
All of us had to wake up early on a non working day to drive to the venue. And all of us expected to spend most of the day under the sun, taking photos and playing water boy to our sons’ teams.
We all bantered and chattered about our shared misery, sharing stories of labor and toil. Yet we all had smiles on our faces. And we all laughed as we heard each others’ sacrifices.
“So this is what it has come to, guys,” one classmate sighed.  ”After getting our college degrees and starting on successful  professional careers, we are now soccer parents.”
“Yup, ” I answered. “We’ve done pretty well in life, don’t you think?”
My two friends nodded immediately.
And all three of us broke out in laughter.
Photo by Arnel Dominic Barrameda

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